Monday, March 20 2006 @ 09:00 PM EST
Earthquake jolted Islamabad and northwest parts
ISLAMABAD, March. 19 Moderate earthquake rattled Pakistan's capital and parts of the country's northwest Sunday, but there were no immediate reports of injuries or damage, an official said.
The magnitude 5 quake was cantered in Hazara Division, about 80 kilometers north of Islamabad, said an official adding that it was an aftershock of last year's Oct. 8 quake that left more than 80,000 people dead and millions of others homeless.
Sunday's 7:49 a.m (2:49 GMT) quake was felt in Islamabad, as well as in the hill resort district of Swat and the towns of Balakot and Mansehra in the Hazara Division of the North West Frontier province. A total of 1,784 aftershocks have been recorded since the Oct. 8 quake.
The magnitude 5 quake was cantered in Hazara Division, about 80 kilometers north of Islamabad, said an official adding that it was an aftershock of last year's Oct. 8 quake that left more than 80,000 people dead and millions of others homeless.
Sunday's 7:49 a.m (2:49 GMT) quake was felt in Islamabad, as well as in the hill resort district of Swat and the towns of Balakot and Mansehra in the Hazara Division of the North West Frontier province. A total of 1,784 aftershocks have been recorded since the Oct. 8 quake.
